feidil

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wodīlis; compare Welsh gweddill (“surplus, remnant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸʲeðʲilʲ]

Adjective

feidil

1. lasting, enduring
2. long-lived
3. persevering, faithful

Inflection

i-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	feidil	feidil	feidil
Vocative	feidil
Accusative	feidil	feidil
Genitive	feidil	feidle	feidil
Dative	feidil	feidil	feidil
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	feidli	feidli
Vocative	feidli
Accusative	feidli
Genitive	feidil* feidle
Dative	feidlib
Notes	*not when substantivized

Derived terms

• feidligidir

Descendants

• Irish: feidhil

Mutation

Mutation of feidil

radical	lenition	nasalization
feidil	ḟeidil	feidil pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “feidil”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language